We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the art of words.
I cannot recommend Mushi-Shi enough - especially if you like quietly written, simultaneously beautiful and devastating folk fantasy/horror
Screenshot of an X.com post by The Associated Press (@AP) stating that dozens of immigrant families protested for better treatment behind fences at a Texas detention facility, where a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy and his father were sent after being detained in Minnesota. Below is a video thumbnail showing a crowd gathered outdoors along a fenced walkway; many people wear bright blue or red outerwear, and some hold signs.
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
Just finished The Bewitching by @silviamg.bsky.social
and started Hopeland by @ianmcdonald.bsky.social will follow their words anywhere
An office building lit up in the dark with a crowd of people holding signs in front of it.
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
A year ago today DAVID LYNCH passed away. One of the most outstanding directors in history, a superlative artist. A unique, extraordinary and timeless cultural figure. Forever in our memory, forever in our hearts. Long live The Greatest.
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory.
In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities.
"The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
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"And if there is any way to terrify a despot, it is to dismantle the very conditions that allowed him to accumulate power. This not only how we stop Trump, it’s how we stop the next one."
Me when everything right now.
Sometimes, there is news that is really neat
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
Like the kind of girl Trump drew on Epstein’s birthday card, or a different kind
Congratulations? (and congrats on your new LO!!)
“It’s a bit of an obscenity that I’m asked so much to speak on this subject because I happen to be Jewish and because I happened, as an infant, to have survived the Holocaust…Why aren’t we listening to the Palestinians?”
Of course - it's a great book, congrats! 😊
Cover of the picture book FORTS, written by Katie Venit and illustrated by Kenard Pak, showing a young girl sitting in a cozy treehouse fort
If you and/or your littles love a cozy fort like I do, you're in luck! FORTS, written by @katievenit.bsky.social and illustrated by @kenardpak.bsky.social, is now available online and at your favorite local bookstore 🎉🏡✨️
NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
People in #Gaza, including UNRWA staff, are fainting due to starvation and severe hunger.
People are dying from severe malnutrition.
UNRWA alone has thousands of trucks in neighbouring countries waiting to enter Gaza – banned by Israeli Authorities from entering since March.
Lift the siege.
Amy Sherald says the Smithsonian suggested removing a painting of a transgender woman as the Statue of Liberty from her upcoming show at the National Portrait Gallery “to avoid provoking President Trump.” Sherald: “I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship”
PBS News is not going anywhere.
We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air.
We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.
Eerie and sad and brutal. Love it
WCK resumed cooking in Gaza after our first aid delivery in 12 weeks. With new ingredients on hand, we’re preparing warm, carb-rich meals like pasta and hearty potato stews. The WCK team cooked nearly 10,000 meals on day one of resumed operations. #ChefsForGaza (1/2)
<raises hand> Other inquiring minds with names ending in "ennifer" would also like to know re how to audit this class 😊
Pre-ordered! And loved loved loved Silver Nitrate
if you care about trans people, do not watch the new jk rowling show. don’t even hate watch it or you will be funding this new intentionally transphobic organization. we cannot allow hateful people take away more of our rights
We are still supporting Palestinian families by distributing critically needed potable water where possible. #ChefsForGaza (4/5)
A picture book - GOODBYE SPRING, HELLO SUMMER by Kenard Park - is displayed on a small wooden easel
Happy book birthday to my favorite curmudgeon @kenardpak.bsky.social! GOODBYE SPRING, HELLO SUMMER wraps up his seasonal picture book series and it's now available for purchase/order at your favorite bookseller. It's been a true labor of love, and it could not be lovelier - cheers, old man! 🌿🌸🏵🌷🌞
